Dubai - The court also ordered his deportation following the prison term.
Published: Mon 14 May 2018, 7:53 PM
Updated: Mon 14 May 2018, 10:13 PM
A Pakistani tailor was sentenced to three years in jail on Monday after a Dubai court found him guilty of villa break-in and robbery of Dh70,000 worth of jewellery.
He had accomplices who are at large.
The man denied during his court appearance charges of forced robbery at night with the use of sharp tools, damage of private property and trespass.
The Court of First Instance convicted him of the charges and ordered his deportation after completing his three-year prison term.
According to the public prosecution records, the 33-year-old man gained access to private property in Jumeirah after climbing the villa gate and breaking the locks of the main door with sharp tools. The thieves got away with two watches worth Dh48,000 and jewellery, including bracelets, earrings and necklaces, worth Dh20,600.
The incident was reported on February 16, last year, to Bur Dubai police station.
"We nabbed the defendant after receiving reliable information he was involved in the present robbery," said a police sergeant.
"We brought him to the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation, where he willingly confessed to the break-in and robbery. He said they entered the villa, located in Jumeirah, around 2am after breaking the main door. They sold the stolen jewellery later in Sharjah."
The sergeant told the prosecutor the tailor admitted he had raided other residences during the night hours in the same area using sharp tools. The accused led the police officers to the villa he and his accomplices had robbed the jewellery from.
The tailor has the right to appeal the court ruling within 15 days.
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